For the first time in the history of Statistics in India, various Indian Statistical Associations will hold a Joint Statistical Meeting at New Delhi, India, during Dec. 30, 2000 to Jan. 3, 2001. The idea is to bring together statisticians from Academia, Industry, Businesses, and Government to discuss the new developments and how to make them accessible in our everyday life. Statisticians from all over the world are invited to participate in this historic meeting with the Indian statisticians from every part of India for developing interactions, for doing new research that are needed for Industries, businesses, and Government as well as for advancing their particular branch of statistics. About 50 invited / contributed sessions are planned during the five days of the Conference.

India International Centre, the location of the conference, is the prime academic convention centre in New Delhi and has excellent conference facilities including catering. It is located in a serene area of New Delhi near the famed Lodhi Gardens.

Chairman : J. K. Ghosh, ISI, IISA.
Secretary : Kanwar Sen, ISPS, IISA.
Members: G. J. Babu, IISA; J. V. Deshpande, ISA, IISA; Subir  Ghosh, IISA; A. P. Gore, ISA; K. V. Irniraya, GOI; S. G. Mohanty, IISA; S. P. Mukherjee, CSA,  IAPQR; Prem Narain, ISAS; V. R. Panchmukhi, IES; S. B. Rao, ISI; N. S. Sastry, GOI; S. D. Sharma, IASRI; Padam Singh, IRMS, ISMS

Prof. J. K. Ghosh (Chair), Prof. Kanwar Sen (Convener), Prof. Alok Dey, Dr V. R. Panchmukhi, Dr N. S. Sastry, Dr S. D. Sharma

Invited Sessions

Please see the Tentative Program .

Contributed Sessions

   If you wish  to read a paper in a  contributed session,  please send an extended abstract (about 300 words) of the paper to Prof.
Kanwar Sen, Organizing Secretary before July 31, 2000.  You  will be informed whether your  paper has been accepted for presentation by  August 31, 2000.  Papers may fall in the general areas of

(i) Probability Theory,  Stochastic Processes and Applications

(ii) Statistical Theory and Methods.

(iii) Applications of Statistics.

All invited speakers and accepted contributed speakers will be requested to provide a four page short version of their papers by Sept. 30, 2000.  It is proposed to publish a Volume containing these in time for the Conference.

Residents of India and other South Asian countries
(Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka):

Without accomodation - Indian Rs. 600.
With shared accomodation - Indian Rs. 1000.

Residents of other countries

Without accomodation - US $120.
With shared accomodation - US $ 200.

Shared accomodation means accommodation in Institutional Guest Houses in single or double rooms with attached bath, hot water and room heater.

Another Housing Option

Another category for accommodation is also possible in  some Private Guest Houses and hotels where single and double
rooms have been reserved.  These rooms are more comfortable than the rooms in Institutional Guest Houses.  Registration fee
in this category will be the base registration fee of Rs. 600 or US$ 120, whichever is applicable to you, and the actual
cost of accommodation which is the rate per night multiplied by the number of nights of stay.

Rate per Night :

(i) YMCA    Single  @ Rs.800/-      + Service charges @ 10%
     Double  @ Rs. 1350/-    + Sale tax @ 7%
        + Luxury tax @ 10%

(ii) Private Guest House (near IIC)

    Single AC @ USD 35    + Service charges @ 10%
    Double AC @ USD 56    + Sale tax @ 7%
     + Luxury tax @ 10%

 Registration form with the requisite fee by Cashier's check/bank draft, payable in favour of IISA - 2000 - 2001 - India - JSM at New Delhi /  Delhi should be sent by August 31, 2000 to Prof. Kanwar Sen.
 

Payment of registration fees will entitle participants to Conference materials, lunches and tea/coffee at the Conference venue, shared accomodation for four nights (if applicable) at institutional guest houses such as ISI, DU, IASRI etc., and transportation between the venue and the assigned guest house. Breakfast, dinner or transportation to or from the Airport/Railway Stations are not covered by the registration fee.

Accommodation is very tight in Delhi in December.  So early registration or advance personal reservation where you want
to stay is advisable.  The charges tend to be Rs. 2500/- per day per person in star hotels  (* Five star hotels cost around
USD 200 per day; see other housing information below).  We have reserved enough rooms in Institutional and private Guest Houses and YMCA to accommodate all expected participants.  Accommodation will be reserved on the first come first served basis upon the receipt of the registration fee. Preference will be given to those presenting papers. People who have already registered with USD 200 or Rs. 1000/-  will be provided accommodation in Institutional Guest Houses.

The organizing committee regrets that the Registration fee cannot be waived.  It is making efforts to provide partial travel support to a limited number of participants from India.  The details will be available at a later stage.

In addition to the housing provided by the organizers, additional accomodation is available at area hotels.  Hotel accomodation may be booked by the participant himself/herself. Participants accompanied by their families or other guests are strongly recommended to book in hotels.  The following information regarding tariffs of various hotels in
Delhi will be useful. The prices quoted are in Indian Rupees.
 

Hotel Name	Telephone	FAX	Single Room (AC)	Double Room (AC)	Tax
YMCA ymcath@ndf.vsnl.net.in	3361915  3361847 3746031	3746032  3746035	800	1350	Service charge 10% Sales tax 7% Luxury tax 10%
Hote Kanishka	3344422	3368242	3500	4000	20%
Hote Samrat	6110606	4679056	3500	4000	20%
Janpath Hotel	3340070	3347083	1995	2800	10%
Krishna  Continental	6850101	6513791	1990	2790	10%
Lodhi Hotel	4362422	4360883	1500	2500	10%
Qutab Hotel	6521010	6968287	2750	3250	20%
Private Guest Houses			1500	1800	20%

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4* and 5* Star Hotels                      USD 150 - 350
Details are available from Prof Kanwar Sen.
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The weather in New Delhi in December/January is cold.  Single digit (degrees C) temperatures are expected at night.  Daytime weather  could be sunny and the temperatures may rise to   20 degrees C. However, there is a possibility of cloudy and rainy weather. Please be prepared with warm clothing (pullovers and jackets) for the cold weather.

The organizers are planning to arrange cultural programs as well as a Conference Banquet.  Arrangements for sightseeing (local and nearby attractions such as Agra, Jaipur, etc.) will be available.

Passengers ariving at
 (i) Indira Gandhi International Airport
 (ii) Domestic (Palam) Airport
 (iii) Railway stations - Delhi, New Delhi, Hazarat Nizamuddin
 (iv) Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT)

will be able to hire prepaid taxies for travel to their destinations in the city at fixed rates.

Travel to and Tourism in India

International travel arrangements need to be made quite in advance as India is a very heavily booked destination in December every year.  Please contact your nearest Indian Consulate/Embassy office regarding visa requirements.  Upon request the Organizing Committee will provide individual letters of invitation which may be useful for obtaining visas, travel grants, etc.

A listing of Indian consulate offices and some tourism related info. are available on: http://www.indiagov.org/info/info.htm.   Some helpful information is also available at http://www.khoj.com/travel/index.html , http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/ind/del.htm   ,  http://www.indiatravelog.com/  and numerous other webpages.

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